Dead Island movie rights already being fought over

Last week survival horror fans were given a treat in the form of the Dead Island teaser trailer. While no gameplay was on show in the video, the trailer certainly had an impact on gamers, but it also garnered the interest of Hollywood too.

While the sandbox zombie game is being developed by Techland, developer Deep Silver owns all the rights to the Dead Island IP and is already fielding offers to sell the movie rights. At the moment those rights are still up for grabs, but the level of interest in making a movie has certainly got Deep Silver thinking.

In response to the sheer number of inquiries, Klemens Kundratitz, CEO of Deep Silver’s parent company Koch Media, has said:

We are looking for quality above all else for a movie based on Dead Island. We want to do it the right way as film realizations of games (or vice versa) usually fail to deliver what the fans were looking for. We will not go down this route with Dead Island. Deep Silver profoundly believes in the quality and value of its Dead Island IP. We would therefore be honored to work with someone who already has a proven track record with blockbuster movies.

The promotional trailer certainly left an impact which was helped by the fact it played out in reverse helping to build a bit of tension. It’s no surprise the same trailer is now available to watch backwards: